Reading: طیبه سیاوشی: لایحه تامین امنیت زنان ۱۳ سال در دستور کار مانده اما قانون حجاب در اولویت قرار می‌گیرد
(Tayebeh Siavoshi: The bill on ensuring women's security has remained on the agenda for 13 years, but the hijab law is being set as a priority)
In the following article from Asr-e Iran, Tayebeh Siavoshi, an Iranian reformist politician and a former member of the Parliament (2016-2020), criticizes the recent “hijab bill,” arguing that it is disconnected from societal realities.
Additional article: This additional reading material presents examples of criticism from reformist figures regarding the proposed cabinet of then newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Listening: In this episode of Safhe-ye Do (Second Page), a BBC Persian political talk show, the speakers critique Iranian government's response to protests, the arrest of activists. They also explore whether the state is acting out of fear or deliberately instilling fear in society.
Subject of Conversation: Government responses to criticism: suppression, tolerance, or engagement? (واکنش دولت‌ها به انتقاد: سرکوب، تحمل یا تعامل؟)
Students will be required to prepare in advance by formulating questions and developing arguments to defend their opinions on the topic. The discussion will not only explore government responses in general but will also examine Iran’s case alongside examples from other countries such as the U.S., China, Russia, etc.
Homework:
- Please carefully read today’s texts and study the vocabulary.
- Select an English news or analytical article on a political topic of your choice and translate 2–3 paragraphs of it into Persian.
Vocabulary (Reading and Listening):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| لایحه | lāyehe | bill, draft |
| تأمین امنیت | ta’min-e amniyyat | ensuring security |
| دستور کار | dastur-e kār | agenda |
| مجلس شورای اسلامی | majles-e šourā-ye eslāmi | Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament of Iran) |
| وظایف (مفر: وظیفه) | vazāyef (sing. vazife) | duties, responsibilities |
| بر عهده گذاشتن | bar ohde gozāštan | to entrust, to assign responsibility |
| بهبود | behbud | improvement |
| استنکاف کردن | estenkāf kardan | to refuse, to abstain |
| تلاش بر چیزی داشتن | talāš bar čizi dāštan | to put effort on something, to strive for something |
| سرکوب کردن | sarkub kardan | to suppress |
| قدرت‌نمایی کردن | qodratnamāyi kardan | to demonstrate power |
| زیرا | zirā | because, owing to |
| انزوا | enzevā | isolation |
| فعال سیاسی | fa‘āl-e siyāsi | political activist |
| اصلاح‌طلب | eslāhtalab | reformist |
| قانون عفاف و حجاب | qānun-e ‘e(a)fāf o hejāb | chastity and hijab law |
| ارتباط داشتن | ertebāt dāštan | to have contact, to be connected |
| تصویب | tasvib | approval, ratification |
| عینی | ‘eyni | objective, concrete, tangible |
| در نظر گرفتن | dar nazar gereftan | to consider |
| بدنه | badane | body (as in an entity or structure) |
| در تنگنا قرار دادن | dar tangnā qarār dādan | to put in a bind |
| قادر بودن | qāder budan | to be able |
| اجتماعی | ejtemā‘i | social |
| اعتراضات (مفرد: اعتراض) | e‘terāzāt (sing. e‘terāz) | protests |
| استمهال | estemhāl | requesting a delay |
| عدم قابلیت اجرا | ‘adam-e qābeliyyat-e ejrā | inability to be implemented |
| ابلاغ کردن | eblāƴ kardan | to communicate |
| اعلام کردن | e‘lām kardan | to announce, to declare |
| فضای مجازی | fazā-ye majāzi | virtual space |
| مطرح شدن | matrah šodan | to be brought up |
| وطن‌پرستی | vatanparasti | patriotism |
| قوانین (مفرد: قانون) | qavānin (sing. qānun) | laws |
| ضربه زدن | zarbe zadan | to hit, to strike |
| جنبه | janbe | aspect, dimension |
| کیفری | keyfari | criminal |
| تنبیهی | tanbihi | punitive |
| به هیچ وجه | be hič vajh | in no way, under no circumstances |
| تأثیر گذاشتن | ta’sir gozāštan | to influence |
| طغیان | toƴyān | rebellion, uprising |
| شاهد بودن | šāhed budan | to witness |
| ملتهب | moltaheb | inflamed, tense |
| شبیه | šabih-e | like, similar to |
| اعلان | e‘lān | announcement |
| (در) جهت | (dar) jahāt-e | in direction of, considering, in respect of |
| تظاهرات | tazāhorāt | demonstrations |
| معیشتی | ma’išati | livelihood-; household-related |
| بازداشت شدن | bāzdāšt šodan | to be arrested |
| فعال مدنی | fa‘āl-e madani | civil activist |
| بر خلاف | bar xalāf-e | contrary to, against |
| واریز | vāriz | deposit |
| یارانه | yārāne | subsidy |
| جیره‌بندی | jirebandi | rationing |
| نگرانی | negarāni | concern |
| بر سر | (bar) sar-e | on, on the topic of |
| شهروند | šahrvand | citizen |
| دو تابعیتی | do tābe‘iyyati | dual nationality |
| تحولات (مفرد: تحول) | tahavvolāt (sing. tahavvol) | developments, changes |
| اتهام | ettehām | accusation |
| عضو (جمع: اعضاء) | ozv (a’zā’) | member |
| دفاع کردن | defā’ kardan | to defend |
| در تماس بودن | dar tamās budan | to be in contact |
| حق مسلم | haqq-e mosallam | inalienable right |
| ساماندهی | sāmändehi | organization |
| وزارت اطلاعات | vezārat-e ettelā‘āt | Ministry of Intelligence |